An entertaining guy who knows his stuff and mixes good info with irreverence and absurdity. Exactly. I always got a good laugh from his video's . The channel allowed comments until just very recently. And prior to them being disabled, there were really no crude comments that I noticed. He had all g...

What happened to ChuckE2009 ? I was subscribed to him and always got a laugh from his vids , it was just a fun channel to watch ...but now it's got way too many tool unboxings and reviews ...he's obviously way too commercialized now. He also disabled comments on all videos i've looked at. I would im...

Usually I hold it like a pencil, sometimes like silverware and sometimes like a hammer, all the way out at the end where the cable goes in and propping on the cup for control .
Guess it depends on what you're welding.

I've got ten pounds of 617 that i'm not gona use in my lifetime . Good for something that would see alot surface wear and or heat cycling ... Good for Hard Facing something . 617 is a nickel-chromium-cobalt-molybdenum filler metal designed for welding of Inconels as well as between themselves and di...

Welcome to the Forum. It's a very good forum, alot of good people on here !

Hope you get it fixed . If not, look into a CK . I had a weird problem last year , thought it was my torch, CK sent me a whole new outfit no questions asked . Everything pointed to a crack in the brass head ...eventually I found the prob and it wasn't the CK20 . Needless to say, i'd recommend CK , t...

the listings have an "Or Best Offer" ...and the guy "dealed" with me . If anyone wants some Hast W , talk to the guy . He said he retired because of heart disease ...bummer

I'm not the seller and I don't know him. just got a good deal from him and wanted to share it with the forum. He's got 1/16 , 3/32 and other sizes. ----------------------------------------------------------------- New message from: edwarddekker Hi Steve, I found some more Hast-W ERNiMo-3 Nickel Allo...

well...never pay retail . gotta try to wheel and deal .

The guy has a few listings. Here's one to find the guy .

ebay item 131987824909

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131987824909?ss ... 1555.l2649

edwarddekker , this guy has some Hastelloy W on eBay right now . His listing also has "or best offer" on it . Sharing this with the forum .

I should have used the toxic stuff ...haha . I think the RV antifreeze caused the growth .

I had a chrome plated socket over the intake hose as a weight to keep it near the bottom . That socket looked like it was at the bottom of the ocean for a few hundred years ...about 1/8" was eaten away all the way around it . I was careful to use only stainless everywhere this time . Even the 1...

Nice looking welds LtBadd !

My Tig cooler developed growth over about a year, likely fungal ...I procrastinated and then one of my quick disconnects developed a leak...likely from electrolysis . I Took everything apart, cleaned and am almost done repairing everything. When I dumped the tank, the water was very cloudy and I had...

Ace, nice setup. Once you have used a speed handle on a mill vise, it's pretty had to imaging not having one huh? I share your opinion of Matt. Got my 1440 lathe from him and am very happy with his machine and service. Yep . The only problem I have found with a mil is that once you have one, you wa...

That should work nice! A lot easier to grab that is for sure ... Is the Mill up and running? Thanks, yes it's all set up. Cosmoline all cleaned off, oiled, re-greased, trammed. Getting to know the machine. Matt at Quality Machine Tool in Pittsburgh has been a big help. I started doing a few things ...

Made a Speed Handle for my mill vise . All scrap from the junk yard .
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Just a little hand tool I made so I don't have to fumble around with a wrench on the draw bar above the mill . Got a bunch of these 304 knurled knobs off food service machines at the scrap yard, knew they'd come in handy. Don't know exactly what the socket is made of so used some 625 rod. ----------...

Nice stuff Rick ! Are those your back shielding boxes next to the finished brackets ?

Great work Sub - you always seem to be putting together good stuff. Just wanted to thank you for setting me off in a better direction with my ancient band saw. I was going to weld castors onto its feet to make it more mobile, but never felt quite right about doing it...welding modern castor wheels ...

subway sometimes its not even the money but being able to custom fit it to your needs and space that is more important. excellent work. craig Nice work! You sure have one hell of a nice playpen there :lol: Thanks guys for all the kind words ! The shop was just exposed 2x6 walls, no ceiling, no wind...

It's a never ending problem. Welding with thin or small parts that can't take the heat buildup or even welding too much at one time is something that is always gonna have to be in your head. The battle with warpage is always there. I found this out during one of my first projects, my welding cart. ...

If you look the mill and stand are in the background of his pic. As long as its stable, that thing has to be 1000lbs. How often do you plan on moving it? The leveling legs make it 3" wider than just the base that comes with it. With the leveling legs up, it's about 8" wider on the casters...

nelson wrote:Pretty sweet.... like a Bridgeport size??

It's a Precision Matthews PM940-Pdf .

It's stuff like this that made me always want to weld ! Awesome stuff AFR !